tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863889655787695005.post3696838451699772519..comments2018-04-21T22:02:31.975-07:00Comments on James LaRue: Hate speechJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05759880634583081097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863889655787695005.post-80897590605063018182016-12-28T14:02:59.030-07:002016-12-28T14:02:59.030-07:00The Germans would say, hate speech also silences, ...The Germans would say, hate speech also silences, and worse, can set the stage for genocide. That&#39;s not conjecture. It&#39;s history. I talk to a lot of people who see a difference between saying borders should be enforced, and saying all Mexican immigrants are rapists. Yet, like you,I fear the slippery slope. We can, and should, call out speech that crosses the line into bigotry and threats on someone&#39;s life. But making the former a crime opens the door to another kind of abuse. As for the latter, I think a case could be made, at least when the threat is public and credible.<br />James LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740619340857709613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863889655787695005.post-75100998910311651742016-12-28T08:31:25.551-07:002016-12-28T08:31:25.551-07:00I have also noted the tough stance in Germany agai...I have also noted the tough stance in Germany against so-called hate speech. Remember always that the definition can change and be merged with &#39;incorrect&#39; speech, and eventually we&#39;ll be unable to speak about politics, religion, race or gender except to rubber stamp the ideology which has the strongest support in the current government. That&#39;s dangerous.<br /><br />Much of what is now called &#39;hate speech&#39; is really just speech which bothers someone. And some people are very easily bothered. I cannot and will not speak under someone else&#39;s shifting discomfort level. The Q in LGBTQ is a word which I was taught was insulting. I know I can&#39;t get away with using the words defined by the last two letters in the NAACP. I can&#39;t suggest building a wall at the border of my country, though many countries have such things. Donald Trump is called a racist for wanting to limit immigration from Mexico -- though that is official US policy. <br /><br />If this odd &#39;hate speech&#39; policy jumps the ocean, and takes strong root here, we&#39;ll all be silenced.Coursera Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868886379342805595noreply@blogger.com